Re: Shoes for rock scrambling and via ferrata?

Most folks doing v-f seem to use approach shoes, with some using trail-running shoes. Approach shoes are more suited, since they climb well on rock (smearing and edging), and the patterned soles were designed with scrambling and v-f in mind. I have been quite happy with my La Sportivas. I will be able to make more comments in a couple months, since I will be spending a bit of time in the Dolomites with my son doing a bunch of v-f.

Brian, you just got back recently, so you have recent experience and observations of others.